Stunting is not a synonym of malnutrition.
Christiane SchefflerM HermanussenBarry A BoginD S LianaF TaolinP M V P CempakaM IrawanL F IbbibahN K MappapaM K E PayongA V HomalessyA TakalapetaS ApriyantiM G ManoeroeF R DupeR R K RatriS Y TouwP V KB J MurtaniR NunuhituR PuspitasariI K RiandraA S LiwanP AmandariA A I PermatasariM JuliaJ BatubaraA PulunganPublished in: European journal of clinical nutrition (2019)
The present data seriously question the concept of stunting as prima facie evidence of malnutrition and chronic infection.